The current demand for the Asian and Middle Eastern markets is growing fast and companies and organisations from all over the world are interested in investing and operating in these areas.
The new European Regulations in respect of the exchange data information (i.e. Switzerland, Lichtenstein, etc.), the recession of the western market and the need of international operations, are driving many investments and transactions to Asia. Locations such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai and are considered as a regional hub for close markets, giving the opportunity to access emergent industries.
The traditional offshore jurisdictions such as BVI, Cayman, etc. are losing their original asset protection scope and the trend is going to tax efficient onshore solutions in strategic locations where substance and local support is needed.
Key Factors:
Setting up a business internationally is becoming vital for a company success and the big issue of investing abroad is the initial phase due to the lack of local knowledge or availability onsite.
- Flexibility & Mobility
Travel to the new international destination to setup your business is time and cost consuming. You can reduce your visits only if you have a proper local assistance that can liaise with you and the local needs (customers, authority, banks, etc.). The client will have a support for basic meetings and is presence will be necessary only for decision making operations (i.e. 6 trips instead of 10 per year).
- Local Knowledge
When investing in a foreign market your local knowledge is initially limited and factors such as local support, contacts, etc. are highly important.
- Professionalism
In specific markets and countries the level of professionalism is not very high and having a professional interface will help the initial management and the entire success of the project/investment. Strategic alliances will be in place with specialised firms and selected local players.
- Contacts
Serving clients for international trading/investments operations gives the chance to access different business opportunities in many countries, generating various contacts worldwide. This scenario might result a valuable access to the client database for sharing and starting reciprocal business activity.
